Electoral College & the 2000 Election

On Tuesday, November 7, millions of Americans went to the polls to place their votes for our nation’s next president. Little did these men and women know that their votes would be so important in this election. The race between presidential candidates Albert Gore and George W. Bush has been the closest in decades, and one week after Election Day, the United States is still without a president-elect. As the nation keeps its eyes on …

…large group of people who will be unhappy with the outcome of the election. Those people who voted for the losing candidate will be likely to blame it on “that stupid Electoral College.” Well, they would not be alone. In 200 years of our nation’s history, more than 700 proposals have been introduced in Congress to reform or eliminate the Electoral College, more than any other subject…and now you can better understand why. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**